Regional Audit Manager - Lucknow

PeopleStrong; Lucknow; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ABCL NBFC in India seeks a Gold Loan Audit professional to support the audit plan development and execution across the gold loan lifecycle, including onboarding, collateral valuation, purity checks, and loan sanction processes.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Vertical Head audits, use of technology for continuous monitoring, and proactive risk identification within ABCL NBFC's policy framework.

Qualifications

• Audit gold loan lifecycle covering onboarding, collateral valuation, purity checks, screening, credit assessment and sanction.
• Assess credit, regulatory, financial and operational risks across portfolio and lifecycle.
• Support development of audit plans for onsite and offsite audits in ABCL NBFC.
• Ensure audit procedures and checklists stay updated with policy and regulatory changes.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of audits across branches, product and channels in ABCL NBFC according to policies and standards.
• Engage with business, operations and functional stakeholders to ensure audit coverage aligns with risk.

Skills

Gold Loan Audit

Education

Under Graduate

Job description

DEPARTMENT-1 IA - Gold Loan

Country India

Skills

Skill

Gold Loan Audit

Under Graduate

CERTIFICATION

Job Description

3) Job Context & Major Challenges: Write the specific aspects of the job that provide a challenge (internal and external) to the jobholder in the context of the Business/Unit/Function/Department/Section

• Purpose of this role is toassist Vertical Head Gold loan audits in thedevelopmentand execution of theAuditPlan(both onsite and offsite audit)forGold Loanscovering all the key areas in the end-to-end Lifecycleof gold loansincludingcustomer onboarding, collateral valuation, purity checks,screening, credit assessment and sanction, limit and facility booking, credit operations, disbursement, post-disbursement monitoring,collateral management, safe custody and physical security, CCTV surveillance,collectionsandrecovery, pre-payments/foreclosures, settlements,collateral release / re-pledge process, auction process,early warning monitoring,fraud risk controls,legal and regulatory compliance and reporting,etc., acrossgold loans branches,productand channels inABCL NBFCto assess adequacy and effectiveness of risk management and controls, and adherence to internal policies and procedures as well as applicable laws and regulations
• The primary function of the role will be toassist the Vertical Head Gold loan audits in thedevelopmentandexecution ofthe audit plan for proactive and qualitativegold loansaudits acrossvariousgold loan branches,product and channels in ABCLNBFCfactoring the nature of business, level and direction of risk, extent and nature of collateral, scale of operations, level of digitalisation and use of technology, use and involvement of third party vendors/partners, complexity & diversity of thegold loansportfolio, the organization strategy, culture and maturity
• Support the Vertical Head Gold loan audits in the development of theprocesses for adequate and effective audit coverage of various risks including Credit, Regulatory, Financial and Operational risks arising fromthePortfolio and Lifecycle ofgold loans across branches, product andchannels and various applicable laws and regulations
• Support the Vertical Head Gold loan audits to ensure theaudit procedures and checklistsarecurrent and updated keeping pace and aligned with changes in internal policies/guidelines as well as legal/regulatory changes and evolving industry best practices
• Support the Vertical Head in the development ofauditstrategy and planfor identification and assessment ofCredit Risk, FinancialRisk, Operational Risk (includingFraud Risk), ComplianceRisk,Reputational Riskand Other risks arising from Portfolio and Lifecycleof gold loansacross thebranches,product,channels of ABCLNBFC, scale of operations and complexities of the business and maturity level of controls
• Support the Vertical Head in development ofaudit plans based on risk assessment and regulatory framework; ensuringuse of advanced integrated auditing concepts and extensive use of technology and data for achievement of the audit objectives
• Drive execution of thegold loansaudits testingcontrols covering entireLifecycleof gold loansacross branches,productand channels in ABCL NBFCin accordance withthe Policies, Procedures, Legal and Regulatory requirements, Internal Audit Standards, and leading best practices
• Contribute through knowledge / best practices sharing or other ways to support the Vertical Head in developing aspecialisedgold loansaudit team for execution ofgold loan audit reviews includingspecialisedareas such ascollateral valuation and purity checks, and other key areas across gold loans lifecycle
• Ensuretimelycompletion ofgold loansaudit plan and projects along with quality of audits, and meet with all audit documentation and reporting requirements as perrisk based internalaudit policy and procedures and leading best practices
• Explore and use emerging technology solutions tobuild andimplement a continuouscontrolmonitoringand offsite auditprocess forproactive andongoing assessment ofcontrols across various risks in the gold loans lifecycle includingCredit,Regulatory,Financial,Fraudand Operational risks, arising fromgold loans portfolio andlifecycleprocesses acrossbranches,product and channels in ABCL NBFCto ensure, timelyand proactiveidentification and resolution of significantrisk andcontrol issues; Identify and develop automated tests for monitoring effectiveness of controls on an ongoing basis
• Activelyandproactivelyengagewithrelevant business, operations, functional stakeholdersforgold loans business/product